limb
柯林斯詞典
1. N-COUNT Your limbs are your arms and legs. 四肢
She would be able to stretch out her cramped limbs and rest for a few hours. 她將可以伸開蜷縮的四肢，休息幾個小時。
2. N-COUNT the edge of the apparent disc of the sun, a moon, or a planet (星體盤面的)邊緣
3. PHRASE If someone goes out on a limb, they do something they strongly believe in even though it is risky or extreme, and is likely to fail or be criticized by other people. (因大膽冒險而) 處于困境
They can see themselves going out on a limb, voting for a very controversial energy bill. 他們會發(fā)現(xiàn)自己由于投票贊成一個有爭議的能源法案而陷入困境。
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limb /l?m/ (limbs)
劍橋詞典
- Amputation of the limb is really a last resort .
- Although she had to have her leg amputated , she still feels as though she's got a phantom limb.
- He risked life and limb to get the cat down from the tree .
- If it continues to bleed , you may have to apply a tourniquet to the limb.
- It is a vestigial limb.
limb noun [C] (OF PERSON/ANIMAL)
an arm or leg of a person or animal
肢體；樹枝，樹杈
The accident victims mostly had injuries to their lower limbs (= legs ). 事故受害者大多腿上都有傷。
an artificial limb 假肢
例句
limb noun [C] (OF TREE)
a large branch of a tree
粗樹枝
An 18-year-old student at California State University died yesterday when she was struck by a falling limb from a large oak tree . 昨天，一位18歲的加州州立大學(xué)的學(xué)生被一棵大橡樹上落下的粗樹枝打中身亡。